English: Military uniforms, weapons, equipment, etc. from
World War II in Norway 1940–1945, especially the
Nazi German invasion and occupation and the directly following
Norwegian campaign, the unsuccessful attempted Allied liberation during the early stages of the war from April 9, 1940, until June 10, 1940, as well as from later events of the war in Northern Norway (
Operation Claymore and
Operation Anklet commando raids on the Lofoten islands 1941, etc.):
1. German air force (Luftwaffe) NCO candidate for communication (Nachrichten). Golden brown was the Waffenfarbe (colour of branch of service) for signal troops. Equipped with headset and microphone, etc. Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during the war.
2. German army (Wehrmacht Heer) Gebirgsjäger trained for mountain and winter combat. With German MP 40 submachine gun, etc.
3. Wounded German alpine officer of the 139th Mountain Infantry Regiment of Wehrmacht's 3rd Mountain Division.
Also seen are debris of a German bomb, a German
MG 34 machine gun (
Maschinengewehr 34), military skis, winter warefare and mountaineering equipment, photos (from the commando raid on the Lofoten islands, etc.), German memorabilia, etc.
Photo taken on May 8, 2019 at the
Lofoten War Memorial Museum (
Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum
exhibits uniforms, militaria, smaller items, memorabilia, etc. related to World War II and the
German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945.